Pelosi vs. Shuler: An Easy Call for Democrats Pelosi vs. Shuler: An Easy Call for Democrats
Conservative Blue Dog Democrat Heath Shuler is a terrible candidate to replace Nancy Pelosi for leader of House Democrats.
Nov 15, 2010 / Ari Berman
The 2014 Timetable for Afghanistan The 2014 Timetable for Afghanistan
Another four years of war in Afghanistan is far too long, but at least the administration is talking about an end point.
Nov 15, 2010 / Bob Dreyfuss
A Riot of Their Own: Fighting Cuts in Britain A Riot of Their Own: Fighting Cuts in Britain
The British government's planned education spending cuts sparked a demonstration on Wednesday, when tens of thousands took to the streets and a handful of militants broke the windo...
Nov 13, 2010 / Jennifer O’Mahony
Stewart v. Maddow: The Thrilla Was Vanilla Stewart v. Maddow: The Thrilla Was Vanilla
Like his fellow believer in bipartisanship, Barack Obama, Jon Stewart came away empty-handed from a high-stakes political summit.
Nov 13, 2010 / Leslie Savan
For Colored Girls, Is Tyler Perry’s Film Enuf? For Colored Girls, Is Tyler Perry’s Film Enuf?
To hear Tyler Perry tell it, black women are forever in flux amidst hate. But the original For Colored Girls grappled with much more than the weight of trauma, injustice and abuse.
Nov 12, 2010 / Courtney Young
Lou Dobbs: Two Times A Hypocrite Lou Dobbs: Two Times A Hypocrite
Lou Dobbs is as two-faced when it comes to business advice as he is about immigration policy.
Nov 12, 2010 / Press Room
Valerie Plame and Joe Wilson on ‘Fair Game’ Valerie Plame and Joe Wilson on ‘Fair Game’
With Fair Game—the new film based on their experience—now in theaters, Plame and Wilson dropped by Brave New Studios to talk about the film and the Bush administratio...
Nov 12, 2010 / Brave New Conversations
Slide Show: Were The Newburgh Four Victims of FBI Entrapment? Slide Show: Were The Newburgh Four Victims of FBI Entrapment?
On October 18, 2010, a federal jury convicted David Williams IV, James Cromitie, Onta Williams and Laguerre Payen on charges of conspiring to fire missiles at military planes and o…
Nov 12, 2010 / Photo Essay / The Nation
Conversation: Dan Kalb on the Future of Climate Legislation Conversation: Dan Kalb on the Future of Climate Legislation
One of the few progressive victories to emerge from this year's elections was the defeat of corporate-supported Proposition 23 in California, which would have rolled back Calif...
Nov 12, 2010 / The Nation on Grit TV
Profiles in Desecration: Lebron James, Nike and Muhammad Ali Profiles in Desecration: Lebron James, Nike and Muhammad Ali
Lebron James's heavily hyped new Nike commercial draws upon a famous statement from Muhammad Ali. To Nike, the brand power of such a statement is simply "the Greatest."
Nov 12, 2010 / Dave Zirin